nikki32

hey raynie ..i hope your right i want a girl (i have four sons)and little baby girl i mind is driving me bonkers ..lol i think im just narky though and tired and she most demanding ..he he she is little dote though and not behaving badly just frustrated as shes trying so hard to get crawling ..well forward she can slide round wooden floors backwards its so cute. i have appointment with hospital in oct(27th i think) il be sixteen weeks would like earlier scan as im finding it hard to actual believe baby in there which is so strange as with others i was so maternal quickly i think its because it was shock !!!im looking into private scan i still havent spoke to band surgeon as i know he will insist on total unfill but im waiting until after 14 weeks when nausea should have settled and (im almost 9 weeks now) i feel like im cheating or something but if i got total unfill then pg miscarried i would have to start slowly building it up again )god i sound so cold i really want baby just so shell shocked !!

hi all i already posted on another thread but thought now i found introduction thread id say helllllo again. my name is nikki ,im 32 ,i live in ireland and im having band fitted on the 15th of december.(11 days:clap2: ) im hoping that the money being spent on it isnt wasted and that it works for me !! i know it will:) i will just have to make it work .Im having lapband fitted by dr jerome manceau at advanced cosmetic surgery in dublin .Has anyone else used them ??

hi girls been catching up on posts but im lost think i need to read back a bit or check up on you lot alot more but you all seem to be doing well, was a bit alarmed to realise the one year anniversary only 4 months and im not really where i would have liked to have got to and now because of pregnancy im bloody terrified of gaining too much back of the weight i have lost its fluctuating madly at the moment ,but today its at lower weight so mood good:) and of course my treatment only paid up until december then im on my own and i pay 300 euro per fill/unfill or any complications.found other board on here for pregnant bandsters which been great .. the ones who dont unfill until late on after 7 months dont gain much ,but the early unfills pile it on :faint:so dont want to even consult clinic . boo boo....take care of you... i know how you feel ,i hope things work out for the best (the way you want them too )big cuddles xxxx

kuebel j sorry i wasnt ignoring your post i just got shock at brandys news ,i think fill sounds good ,i find my eating ability really irregular sometimes i can eat loads and other times it pathetic ..i kind of wish tonight was one of them i had slice of pizza (i dont do breador doughy stuff usually)and not feeling too pleased with myself ,i was so good today had vitamin, glass of orange ,scrambled egg and then missed lunch (i was out and about )so when tonight i was too lasy to cook i was lured by kids pizza take away i cant believe it fitted in !well i reckon i dont need to rush for unfill as space must be bigger than i thought:eek:

brandy what will they do? can they remove cysts ?you poor thing nice comment from hot guy though:) i hope you will be alright soon we thinking of you anyway babes ..(ive heard it really painfully:phanvan) take it easy and huge hugs from me

hi girls found other women having bandster babies on here and others who have done it and it wasnt a disaster with their weight ..yeah my weight shifting quickly this past month or so after a long go slow ,i think when i was able to get more in my body realised it wasnt starving...lol but scared that they will unfill me and gain quickly :phanvan . bman...have a wonderful time ..we will miss you :kiss jillrn...if you been excercising you probably just gained muscle, too early to say if unfill good or bad it will take at least week for your body to adjust..hang in there it might start dropping down again soon (fingers crossed for you ) i will let you know what clinic advises (though i want to wait awhile to share news)i will be in here to chat with all you lovely steadies dispite fact my steady loss probably soon to be go slowthen into reverse.. i was down again today only 7 pound to onederland:faint:

hi girls great to see this thread i just found out im pregnant ! it very early days as i was only few days late but feeling queasy sore boobs etc and had feeling..it unplanned (this will be my fifth )i have 4 sons andy 13, ben 10 (nearly 11) ,callum 7(nearly 8), aidan 3(4 in sept) and hubby is going for vasectomy..lol this one kind of just sneaked in. i know my clinic recommends unfill but i would like to wait as long as possible but as im already feeling so sick and been vomitting im terrified of band slipping i was banded last december and im 63 pound down 39 more to go im taking pregnancy multi vitamin and making good food choices but im feeling so sickly, im not hungry but i doubt unfill would help as i would still feel nausious.im so glad im not alone on this . good luck to all our bandsters babys and it will be wonderful to share our new journey. big hugs nikki x:clap2:

i must add after reading last message this baby unplanned,other 4 were all planned

hi girls well just to let you know how it all turned out ,on closer inspection of the chatting i was cracking up about ,he had not filled out profile ,didnt have any friends and had only visited site once (i think he just into photos )still shit but certainly think i was maybe running ahead of myself with suspecting the worst ,he is embarassed though feels like a idiot(he was ) i do believe he thought it same as looking in porn mag nottttttt !!!!! people on net can interact i catch him again i cut it off. i have to add because it was said in one of posts it not good for kids to see parents unhappy(we are not unhappy )we dont fight ,we argue but not alot and never in any kind of serious way although once i hit him with door (accidently)lol i was doing dramatic door slam and he walked back towards me.i really dont believe he has ever cheated on me i do think however when down in dumps he withdraws away from me and that one i need to figure out (him too ). what i am about to say will make you all think first part of this is turned around because of this its not ITS TRUTH i found out yeaterday im pregnant !!!!!!!!! unplanned number 5 and after a really good cry im now excited although i dont want unfill i want to take pg vitamins and eat good food and have regular scans to check baby doing ok but unfill does not make me feel happy i can eat small meals not just a few spoons ,i actual thought i could eat too much but weight shifting so i am happy with restriction but i know clinic recommend unfill but it early days in pregnancy and i figure i can wait to let them know ,i know my body and wouldnt put baby at risk if i cant eat i will take some out asap.

im smiling can you believe it and no it aint nothing to do with talking to hubby ,,,,i havent just reading your posts you are all so very special va ....i hope your trip goes well and the result will be what you want if not enjoy the trip anyway you only live once boo boo ...wow one year god you are a flipping star, can you even remember what it was like to carry all that weight ? bman ...you are an excercise queen and you sweetie show the rest of us what we could have achieved by now ...lol you are amazing and deserving of every pound lost . steph c ...i want to thank you for making me feel that it ok to want it to work (even if it doesnt )gonna have to be some big changes :Dil know soon enough if not looking good . jillrn...my weight started shifting when i could eat more i think it fine line you need enough food so your body not think its starving and store it but not enough that you having too many cals hang in there sweethot ..hi honey im sorry i havent been around but was nice to see you doing well ,you should be deciding when you want fill def be pushy if you need one ,im glad your hubby ok . no matter what happens in our lifes we are winners we took on our most crippling of challenges and ladies we gonna rock and we dont need anyone else to feel great about that :clap2: steph love your poem :kiss

thanks for listening to my woes ,,dont know what il do ? i wish i hadnt posted in a way because i feel like im humilating myself but i needed a friendly ear who not close to us or are situation . 15 years together is alot to give up and he was the man i loved up until 2 years ago now i dont know him ,i changed alot in that time too depression etc (i am not blaming myself i assure you )he is a pig and the most selfish person i know anyway i really dont know what il do:confused: hes phoning this morning so i guess i see how i feel after that ...im still numb didnt sleep much either ,should really hang in there for tummy tuck and boob job though ...lol he is good earner . then i be ready to strut my thing when im free woman again . aint life just a barrel of laughs sometimes

ok nothing quite like off loading your life onto strangers and hope they know wtf to do..... well to start story ,me and hubby went through big ordeal a long long time ago nearly two years when he said he didnt want this life anymore didnt love me same way etc etc etc ....i said i was leaving ....then on eleventh hour,him full of tears and blah blah he begged me to stay ...confused well no wonder took me a year to get over it then i caught him checking out stuff on computer like chat rooms ,escorts that sort of shite i was horrified and put us back again i was soooooooo down felt worthless fat ugly etc etc etc. well we got over it said nothing happened other than flirting on net... must confess im an awful flirt but only if i kind of find myself in a flirty situation i dont go looking for people to pump me up . anyway he was booked to go to america (golfing)this morning and after he left for airport i was on comp and thought id check his email......yep he been chatting again felt totally shite phoned me and gave him ultimatum come home or thats it he phoned was really upset texted and called a hundred times apologising saying it just boy stuff he knowshewas prat blah blah ...never happen again ...blah blah...anyway he went:faint:i am a fool... seems easy dump the shit head ...problem,,,,i have four sons 13,10 7 3 and i still love the dopey buggar but i feel so unimportant dispite his tears surely if i was that important the trip would have been last thing on his mind .the kids knew about the split that didnt happen and were heartbroken i cant do that again unless i mean it im scared to do it alone and deep down thats not what i want but fuck how will i ever feel good about myself again i would cry but ive gone numb....not good daft thing is ive never felt so good until today :help: i must add as far as im aware he has never been unfaithful in any true sense but it feels the same to me :think sorry for burdening you all

hey there at least you can now feel very young ..having to get permission to pay for op ..im sorry i know you didnt find it funny but it made me laugh loads ...especially the burning of the bra !!im right there with you ive lost sixty pounds so far 42 to go and then i want my tummy tucked my boobs lifted back up and my thighs sucked( as you can tell excercise and me dont mix) but it great to have to not lug around those extra pounds ...good luck with the band it really ismoney well spent !

hi girls i have been unable to post as my gorgeous little puppy chewed through my battery wire for laptop grrrrrrrrrrrrr so ive been offline i borrowed my mates while she on holiday so i thought id come in say hello ,im sixty pound down now and im starting to feel great about myself (still 42 more to go ),went to turkey a few weeks back and even wore bikini and no one try to harpoon me (so progress right )though i still had way to many wobbles and i look like a slightly deflated tyre but hey i felt slim ...lmao . i promise to pop back in when my eyelids arent threatening to seal shut ...im knackered take care my wonderful steadies catch up soon :whoo:

NAT I TOTALLY AGREE THIS HAS BEEN A MAD SIX MONTH RIDE AND IT HAS UPS AND DOWNS BUT BEING HONEST IF BACK THEN WE WHERE OFFERED THE WEIGHT LOSS THAT WE HAVE EACH ACHEIVED WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT IN A HEART BEAT ITS ONLY WHEN WE REALISE WHAT WE ARE NOW CAPABLE OF WE GET SO FRUSTRATED WITH OUR SINS. NAT ..WELL DONE ABOUT GOING TO GYM IVE JOINED JUST NOT BOTHERED ...I TRULY AM A LAZY ASS:eek: BRANDI..YOU ARE DEFINATELY THE ONE WHO IMPRESSES ME MOST YOU ROCK AT THIS.. I WAS THINKING IF YOU ARE SIZE 10 ..IS YOUR GOAL WEIGHT NOT FAR TOO LIGHT ? I EAT THE CUPBOARD OUT B4 MY PERIOD IT JUST HORMONAL AND I THINK WTF ITS A BINGE IT PASSES IM NOT STRESSING ANYMORE I FORGIVE MYSELF SWEETHOT ..HOW MUCH IS IN YOUR BAND ??I HAVE 5CC IN 9 CC BAND AND IM NOT DESPERATLY TIGHT AND VARIES HOW MUCH I CAN EAT BUT IM LOSING SO HOLDING OFF UNTIL I COME BACK FROM HOLS . STEPHC ..NICE TO SEE YOUR STILL LOSING OUR WEIGHT LOSS BEEN SIMILAR ONLY YOU HAVE LESS THAN ME TO LOSE :phanvan..WELL DONE SO FAR CLAUDIA IT LOVELY TO SEE YOUR PRETTY FACE AND WELL DONE ON YOUR SIZE 8 DRESS AND YOUR FAMILY SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOU F*** ME PEOPLE RECKON THIS IS SO EASY NOW .......WRONG !!(THOUGH THE BAND HAS HELPED US DO THIS WE HAVE TO DO OUR BIT ) BK....HIYA HONEY GLAD TO SEE YOU DOING WELL TOO BOO BOO KITTY ...OMG 108 POUNDS YOU ABSOLUTE STAR GOD GIRL YOU ONLY HALF THE WOMAN YOU WERE IM SURE IT DOES FEEL GOOD ...HUGE ADMIRATION FOR YOU GIRL KEEP IT UP YOU WELL ON WAY I HAD GREAT WEIGH IN THIS MORNING AS I FINALLY MOVED UNDER 16 STONE (HEY HERE ITS ALL ABOUT HOW MANY STONES ) SO IM 15 ST 13LB SO THATS 47 DOWN 55 MORE TO GO IM HAVING GREAT TIME SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES BUT NOT DOWN THAT MANY SIZES JUST FITTING BETTER IM (UK 18/20) SO I STILL FEEL HUGE COMPARED TO ALL YOU LITTLE BITTY GIRLS BUT I FEEL LIKE SKINNY GIRL TO HOW I WAS :clap2:

i totally forgot about meeting and i would have loved to have gone and met you all .....next time il be there . well i think im probably ready for a fill but im off on holiday to turkey on 24th so going to wait til i return as i dont want to maybe have tummy bug and be tight as a drum !!on other hand dont want to be able to eat like wee piggy (advice from acs is to wait )and also weight just went down again so im in good mood :)and she reckons jerome feel it unnecessary as my weight loss is good so we will see i have really enjoyed buying my holiday clothes ..im still a big girl but i feel like a really confident one now and stuff everyone else because i feel grrrrrrrrreat !!!!!!!!

hi all just popping in to say hi :)you all doing so great ,laura & dini good luck for the 26th it will pass in no time . (also i just wanted to say dont feel like you must have THE LAST MEAL)you do eat normally just differently im 5 months post op and 99% of the time i dont even think about my band and i go out and have a drink or three on an occasion and have meals just much smaller portion and avoid foods that annoy me chicken & BREAD and im fine im not losing it fast at all but you know truthfully it has been no hardship im down 41 pound so far and it hasnt been from any hard work ive done ...i have loved the band.... hated the band.... cried alot and now finally it just there doing its thing and im really glad i did it my goal was to be 12 stone by xmas ..i was 19 4 on day of op i wont mind if i dont exactly make it because i just know i will make it and with that comes great peace and acceptance of myself ,im still a big girl but i just like myself a whole lot better !! nikki banded acs dublin 15th dec 06 41lb down 61lb to go :clap2:

NATALIE forgive yourself honey your doing great and when it my time of month i eat all the wrong stuff my skin gets spotty and i blame hormones rather than my increase of chocolate........i bet weight gain not too bad you probably feeling 10lb of guilt...lol BRANDI you sound like life alot of fun at the moment !!!dont worry about knowing how to cope with the attention just go with the flow you will soon know if there is just one you want to be with all the time then concentrate on seeing where that goes ...dont pressure yourself youve taken an amazing journey and this just part of the trip so relax ...enjoy and take control ..it suits you to be confident ..you rock girl ,il be popping in for updates. well im fine now just odd nausea ..not many pains still feel a little gassy but feeling lighter and better...i cant tell though as my son soaked my scales and im praying they dry out and work again .

well i did come in to say hi but im not feeling that well and im trying to figure out whether it band related or not ... i have been feeling queasy alot and ive been having alot of wind :omg:and when i think im about to vomit im burping instead ,also having loads of pains after i eat anything (indigestion pain)no matter how innocent the food ,though first time it happened i was tucking into cream fruit tart as i was booked for fill and thought sod it enjoy while i can ,but i canceled fill for two more weeks as i feel so rough ...just thought it tummy bug but im not sure ive been having really bad headaches to so maybe it all just some nasty bug ..i love my band and dont want there ever to be something wrong ...this all started about 8 days ago but then it was just queasiness and wind but now it pain too :faint:any ideas ???

well girls nice to see you all in bandland now :clap2: brennars sorry about port just think though this only a bend in the road you still on journey...you will get there in the end :huggie: well im not doing well with diet or excercise but im going to put big effort in as im now 39lb down (dispite me)and starting to see some curves and everyone complimenting me ......and i love it !!!!!!!!! i would love to meet up with fellow banders i will private message it but need a fill as i can eat like a horse compared to you newly banded peeps but like a bird compared to my mates :scales:

well i havent fallen off the face of the planet and ive been kinda reading posts but my laptop is very sick :sick and the screen keeps rolling and flashing and if you squeeze hard on left corner it makes it still but then my arm aches....lol you are all doing soooooooo well...bman your a legend:clap2: and you look gorgeous girl. i was in tenerife for a couple of days with hubby and realised that i was eating way too much (well like not like as in b4 just bit much so im going for a fill soon but i havent lost much since last one so im embaressed:embarassed: ,also although im between 30 & 35 pound down (yes im not kidding depends on what mood my scales are in )i felt like baby rhino at poolside in tenerife and instead of making me more determined i ate more at buffet dinner ..........i feel like im failing ,,,,miserably started yoga class last week and full of talk about what im gonna do but never actually bother ....i need a really hard kick up the :omg: why do i stand in my own way of success ? anyway i sound like real misery guts and i swear im not just a bit disappointed in myself ...must try harder !!!!!!

ive had band since december 15th 2007 lost 35lb ..so im happy about that but.... i hate feeling of food sticking and worry alot about the future with the band ..its in and im hoping i do lose the weight ...funnily i dont really doubt that it will work ...but i wish i hadnt convinced myself there was no other way , i do think it should be made clear that it should never be first choice of weight loss ...more a "ive tried everything else"and CAN SEE NO LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL then it the only choice!! God i sound like right whinger i think the band can be the best thing in the world but ive found my emotions turned upside down and more days that not i feel sorry for myself that i couldnt do it without surgery . so really what my answer should have been is if all things were the same then yes i would do it again ...but if i could have found some inner strength to beat my demons then i wish i could have said no i dont need it . please dont let me put anyone off ...just hopefully think it through carefully then if still yes then i wish you luck as i hope you do me:tired .

hey there brenners my name is nikki from drogheda and i was banded in ACS on the 15th of december and i wish you all the luck in the world with your journey feel free to ask any questions as i had very helpful girl on here who was also banded in dublin guiding me on how it would be ..although it can vary differently on results and experiences and its an emotional rollercoaster for most of us which can be a little unexpected ,its great to have people who really do know what you mean . good luck talk soon nikki

i just feel like it... i had flu 4 weeks ago ,now im loaded with heavy cold ...its so not my turn although by the sounds of things im doing good as im not spewing my guts or band up ..omg bman that sounded sore im so hoping i dont ever get bad vomitting bug !! glad you all seem to be getting better and your weight loss stats looking good .i finally made it to under the 240lbs ...238 :clap2: 32 pounds lost,i was thinking i was going to stick there forever although i keep thinking one more pound i can say im 16 stone something rather than 17 stone it just sounds better ..lol. also my band seems to have got tighter now does it take time to kick in..lol ,,anyway im not complaining i have good restriction and cant wait to shift this cold as im really wanting to go to gym but my nose dripping like tap and i keep coughing up yukky stuff . i hope to be fighting fit by next week ..take care all you :sick people .. hugs nikki

omg you have mrsa in your port wound??? when did that happen are you ok ?? will it heal ??? omg im sorry so many questions im nikki banded 15th of dec i haveonly lost 30 pound and im struggling along joined a gym which openstoday so hope that movesthings along :clap2: .